> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Thanks for Last Night: 6-Month Anniversary & Launch Party - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/launch-party-photos/ - Published: 2010-04-24T22:56:47.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:34:36.000Z - Description: Thanks to everyone who came out for our informal six-month anniversary celebration, which quickly became a big ol’ party at our rather new Williamsburg office. - Author: Hrag Vartanian - Tags: Art, #image-position-hidden, Ben La Rocco, Brent Burket, Events, James Kalm, Man Bartlett, Nate Hill, Paddy Johnson, Peter Dobill, Summer Wheat, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011) Thanks to everyone who came out for our informal six-month anniversary celebration, which quickly became a big ol’ party at our Williamsburg office. While Paddy Johnson didn’t make balloon animals, there was food, drinks, balloons, artist-made music videos, and Perrier galore from our pioneering sponsor. We are thankful for our regular writers and occasional contributors who were able to make the fete, including Brent Burket, Nicole Caruth, Sam Horine, Olympia Lambert, Tim McCool, Nick Riggle, Amy Shaw, Sarah Walko, An Xiao, and possibly @MuseumNerd — *we’re not quite sure*. Thank you to all our readers and supporter who joined us for a special night to cheer our small milestone. And here’s to bigger and better in the year ahead. Also, a special thank you to our first six months of sponsors: [Perrier](http://societeperrier.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Pernod Absinthe](http://www.facebook.com/pernodabsinthe), [Artcards.cc](http://artcards.cc/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Vartali](http://www.facebook.com/Vartali), [Materials for the Arts](http://www.mfta.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Mattress Factory](http://www.mattress.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Momenta Art](http://momentaart.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [Tyler School of Art](http://www.temple.edu/tyler/spi/?ref=hyperallergic.com), and our upcoming sponsors the [Escape From New York exhibition](http://escapefromnewyork.tumblr.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) and [Hunter MFA Thesis Exhibition](http://huntermfathesis.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com). Thanks for believing in the work we do and helping make Hyperallergic possible. And thanks to William Sterling Walker for acting as the unofficial photographer during the evening. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0348-med.jpg) A general view of the party. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0324-med.jpg) James Kalm doin’ his thing. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0339-med.jpg) Guests mingling, Houri & Vana ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0228-med.jpg) Publisher Veken Gueyikian and me blowing out the candles arranged in the form of the number six on our “cupcake cake” quickly (& masterfully) assembled by Nicole Caruth. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0229-med.jpg) Our “cupcake cake” ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0333-med.jpg) Erica, performance artists Nate Hill and Peter Dobill ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0342-med.jpg) Piet, Grace and Henry Chilling in the lounge ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0334-med.jpg) Dorfman Projects manager Brett Downey ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0359-med.jpg) Gallery owner Janet Kurnatowski and editor/artist Ben La Rocco ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0346-med.jpg) Boston-based artist Tim McCool, Gabriel Birnbaum, critic Brent Burket, and Claire Sexton of Art in General. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0224-med.jpg) Artists Joe Cernius and Erik Sanner ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0335-med.jpg) Publisher Veken Gueyikian, writer/philosopher Nick Riggle, and artist Summer Wheat. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0321-med.jpg) A view of the festivities ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0294-med.jpg) Artist Jeffrey Dreiblatt and fashion journalist Sergio Alain Barrios ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0318-med.jpg) Blogger Paddy Johnson flashes a smile ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0219-med.jpg) Party goers ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0358-med.jpg) Art21’s man-about-town Marc Mayer and art tech guru Jonathan Munar strike a pose ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0372-med.jpg) “The Revelation of @ManBartlett” — click photo for back story ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2010/04/dsc_0374-med.jpg) We had a piece of paper in our vintage typewriter welcoming everyone to the space and some people took the liberty of adding a few words to the original text … we thought it was a lovely thing to discover post-party. (click to enlarge) More photos from last night on the Hyperallergic Facebook page: [facebook.com/hyperallergic](http://facebook.com/hyperallergic)